Chef Joe Rego kicking it up a notch at The Front Porch

12:54 AM,
Dec. 6, 2012

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He doesn't shout "Bam!" or "Let's kick it up a notch." And he doesn't have his own line of spices in supermarkets - at least not yet.

But Joe Rego does have more than a little in common with his pal and fellow Portuguese-American chef, Emeril Lagasse. For starters, Rego has real culinary chops. He's even enjoyed a few moments in the celebrity spotlight. Most of all, he brings passion and flair to the kitchen.

Rego, 41, is the chef at The Front Porch, a seafood-oriented restaurant that manages to be both casual and elegant. Located on Thomasville Road in the landmark Midtown building that previously ...